Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 16 May 2024
Closing Date: Tuesday 7 May 2024
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC8 £38,950.71 - £42,686.23
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week (2 positions available)
Location: Either Fife House, Glenrothes or between Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
The Hospital Discharge Teams work with individuals to promote a person-centred approach to discharge planning. The Hospital Discharge Team West primarily covers Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy and Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline. The East Team covers the community hospitals in East and Northeast Fife and Fife residents who are in Ninewells and Perth Royal Infirmary Hospitals.
The successful candidates will focus primarily on working with individuals in mental health wards in Queen Margaret, Whytemans Brae and Stratheden Hospitals.
You will carry out personal outcome focused assessments as part of a multi-disciplinary team and work with individuals to promote their rights and to achieve better outcomes. You will support people to move on from hospital to more appropriate settings.
The Person
You will be required to demonstrate knowledge and skills in working within a statutory adults setting. You will have a sound understanding of theory, policy, and legislation in relation to adults across the lifespan and be confident in the use of these within assessments.
You must be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team and display excellent communications skills, both verbal and written. You must be able to demonstrate an ability to engage with adults and their families and display a clear understanding of their needs.
An understanding and experience of working in a secondary setting is desirable as well as knowledge and experience of working with those who have a mental health problems.
Good skills in caseload and performance management are crucial to provide a high-quality service whilst meeting Scottish Government standards on delayed discharge.
An understanding and experience of working in a secondary setting is desirable.
You will be required to travel throughout Fife.
You will hold an Honours Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
You will be an accredited Mental Health Officer.
You will be registered with the SSSC and maintain the CPD requirements for this.
Please see job profile for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Before confirming to your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
Further Information
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We are currently shaping our future workstyles however, in light of current advice, we are introducing blended home/office working that will include office access days each week with homeworking for the remainder of your working time.
For further information please contact: Lisa Robertson or Wendy Arthur - lisa.robertson@fife.gov.uk or wendy.arthur@fife.gov.uk
We are holding a Fife Council jobs fair on 15th May 10am - 2pm at Rothes Halls, Glenrothes. We will be on hand to talk about the vacancies we have on offer and what it's like to work with the council. There will also be a chance to get support from our job clubs and employability teams and can offer help with the online application process. Please pop along on the day to find out more.
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